Poe: Whitehead still not finished playing
By Barry Poe Journal sports writer | Posted: Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Her official LPGA biography lists her as "retired," but it appears that Sibley, Iowa, native Barb (Thomas) Whitehead isn't completely finished playing competitive golf.
Whitehead, a 1979 Sibley High School graduate, teamed with Laura (Shanahan) Rowe for a tie for 10th last weekend in the LPGA Legends Tour BJ's Charity Championship at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, Mass.
The Whitehead-Rowe duo tied with Elaine Crosby and Michelle Estill, Jenny Lidback and Cindy Miller and Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan for 10th with a 36-hole total of 11-under-par 133. Cindy Figg-Currier and Sherri Turner won the event with a -21.
Whitehead and Rowe were actually tied for the lead after a rain-shortened first round after shooting 5-under 67. The Legends Tour is women golf's version of the Champions Tour. The BJ's Charity Classic, which in its four years of existence has raised more than $1.2 million for charities, was the first stop of the season for the Legends Tour.
Nancy Scranton and Christa Johnson wound up second at -17 while three teams with fairly recognizable names were tied for third. Nancy Lopez and Val Skinner, Rosie Jones and Beth Daniel and Cindy Rarick and Jan Stephenson each carded -15.
Whitehead, the 1978-79 Iowa Junior Champion and a former state high school champion, went on to earn All-American honors at the University of Tulsa. She made a dramatic entrance into the LPGA Tour by holing out from a bunker on the final hole of the 1983 LPGA final qualifying tournament.
In 18 years on the LPGA Tour, Whitehead earned $946,450, officially retiring after playing six events during the 2001 season. Her lone victory on Tour came in the 1995 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open, when she tied her career low by shooting 66 in the second round.
Whitehead earned $204,327 in 1995, but had her best season in '96 when she made $229, 229. That season, her best finish was a tie for second in the State Farm Rail Classic. Whitehead also finished seventh in the Women's British Open in 1996
Barb's father, Dr. J.H. Thomas, started her playing golf at the age of 8 and she credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career. Her husband, Trent Whitehead, acted as her caddie for several years on the LPGA Tour.
Barb and Trent Whitehead are the parents of two daughters, Sarah Ellen, 9, and Emma Grace, 6.
Jim Anderson may be gearing up for a run at a third Men's City Championship.
Anderson, the City champ in 2002 and '03, captured the Dakota Dunes Country Club championship last weekend, firing a 5-under-par 139 in the 36-hole event. Anderson's 68-71 is believed to be the lowest score in the history of the Dunes club championship.
Speaking of club championships, congratulations should also go out to Adam Fields, who won the Green Valley club championship in a four-hole playoff with Ben Keane a couple of weeks ago. Fields and Keane are both former Bishop Heelan linksters. Fields plays at Wayne State College and Keane at Briar Cliff University.
Incidentally, Dan Freed is the two-time defending champion in the Men's City Tournament, which will be played Aug. 16-17 at Green Valley.
Steve Bouder's first swing of the day in the Rhonda's Goodfellow Charity Tournament at Covington Links Golf Club on Saturday was a productive one.
Bouder used a pitching wedge to score a hole in one on the 162-yard second hole, which was sponsored by Rick Collins Lincoln-Mercury Toyota Scion. The shot was worth $500 in merchandise in the Covington Links clubhouse.
Dakota Dunes Country Club will host another Day At the Dunes on Monday, Aug. 18.
On that day, the public can make tee times from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and play the Dunes for $65, which includes golf and a cart. To make reservations, call (605) 232-3080.
Mike Oimoen of Clear Lake shot a final-round 69 and defeated Michael Wuertz of Davenport in a one-hole playoff to win the 106th Iowa Amateur Championship at Davenport Country Club last weekend.
Oimoen, who earlier in the round called a penalty on himself when his ball moved while he was addressing a putt, won with a par on the first playoff hole. Oimoen (71-71-69) and Wuertz (70-70-71) each finished at 211 in regulation play.
Sioux Cityans Todd Sapp and Cam Jacobs each made the cut. Sapp shot 74-76-72--222 and tied for 31st while Jacobs had 77-75-82--234 and tied for 63rd.
Bret Taylor of Council Bluffs, a former head professional at Two Rivers, Dakota Dunes and Green Valley, tied for 20th at 224. Also among the seven-way logjam at 224 was J.D. Anderson of West Des Moines, winner of four straight Interstate Amateur Championships at Two Rivers.
Journal sports writer Barry Poe can be reached at (712) 293-4205, or e-mail barrypoe@siouxcityjournal.com.
Whitehead, a 1979 Sibley High School graduate, teamed with Laura (Shanahan) Rowe for a tie for 10th last weekend in the LPGA Legends Tour BJ's Charity Championship at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, Mass.
The Whitehead-Rowe duo tied with Elaine Crosby and Michelle Estill, Jenny Lidback and Cindy Miller and Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan for 10th with a 36-hole total of 11-under-par 133. Cindy Figg-Currier and Sherri Turner won the event with a -21.
Whitehead and Rowe were actually tied for the lead after a rain-shortened first round after shooting 5-under 67. The Legends Tour is women golf's version of the Champions Tour. The BJ's Charity Classic, which in its four years of existence has raised more than $1.2 million for charities, was the first stop of the season for the Legends Tour.
Nancy Scranton and Christa Johnson wound up second at -17 while three teams with fairly recognizable names were tied for third. Nancy Lopez and Val Skinner, Rosie Jones and Beth Daniel and Cindy Rarick and Jan Stephenson each carded -15.
Whitehead, the 1978-79 Iowa Junior Champion and a former state high school champion, went on to earn All-American honors at the University of Tulsa. She made a dramatic entrance into the LPGA Tour by holing out from a bunker on the final hole of the 1983 LPGA final qualifying tournament.
In 18 years on the LPGA Tour, Whitehead earned $946,450, officially retiring after playing six events during the 2001 season. Her lone victory on Tour came in the 1995 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open, when she tied her career low by shooting 66 in the second round.
Whitehead earned $204,327 in 1995, but had her best season in '96 when she made $229, 229. That season, her best finish was a tie for second in the State Farm Rail Classic. Whitehead also finished seventh in the Women's British Open in 1996
Barb's father, Dr. J.H. Thomas, started her playing golf at the age of 8 and she credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career. Her husband, Trent Whitehead, acted as her caddie for several years on the LPGA Tour.
Barb and Trent Whitehead are the parents of two daughters, Sarah Ellen, 9, and Emma Grace, 6.
Jim Anderson may be gearing up for a run at a third Men's City Championship.
Anderson, the City champ in 2002 and '03, captured the Dakota Dunes Country Club championship last weekend, firing a 5-under-par 139 in the 36-hole event. Anderson's 68-71 is believed to be the lowest score in the history of the Dunes club championship.
Speaking of club championships, congratulations should also go out to Adam Fields, who won the Green Valley club championship in a four-hole playoff with Ben Keane a couple of weeks ago. Fields and Keane are both former Bishop Heelan linksters. Fields plays at Wayne State College and Keane at Briar Cliff University.
Incidentally, Dan Freed is the two-time defending champion in the Men's City Tournament, which will be played Aug. 16-17 at Green Valley.
Steve Bouder's first swing of the day in the Rhonda's Goodfellow Charity Tournament at Covington Links Golf Club on Saturday was a productive one.
Bouder used a pitching wedge to score a hole in one on the 162-yard second hole, which was sponsored by Rick Collins Lincoln-Mercury Toyota Scion. The shot was worth $500 in merchandise in the Covington Links clubhouse.
Dakota Dunes Country Club will host another Day At the Dunes on Monday, Aug. 18.
On that day, the public can make tee times from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and play the Dunes for $65, which includes golf and a cart. To make reservations, call (605) 232-3080.
Mike Oimoen of Clear Lake shot a final-round 69 and defeated Michael Wuertz of Davenport in a one-hole playoff to win the 106th Iowa Amateur Championship at Davenport Country Club last weekend.
Oimoen, who earlier in the round called a penalty on himself when his ball moved while he was addressing a putt, won with a par on the first playoff hole. Oimoen (71-71-69) and Wuertz (70-70-71) each finished at 211 in regulation play.
Sioux Cityans Todd Sapp and Cam Jacobs each made the cut. Sapp shot 74-76-72--222 and tied for 31st while Jacobs had 77-75-82--234 and tied for 63rd.
Bret Taylor of Council Bluffs, a former head professional at Two Rivers, Dakota Dunes and Green Valley, tied for 20th at 224. Also among the seven-way logjam at 224 was J.D. Anderson of West Des Moines, winner of four straight Interstate Amateur Championships at Two Rivers.
Journal sports writer Barry Poe can be reached at (712) 293-4205, or e-mail barrypoe@siouxcityjournal.com.
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